Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 813 · 40 questions

How to say it (Join the words): Consonant + vowel: move the consonant to the next word — pick it up → pi-ki-tup. Vowel + vowel: after oo/oh/ow add a little w (go-wout); after ee/eye/ay add a little y (he-yis). Do not stop between the words — keep the air flowing.

1. 1.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
2. 2.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
3. 3.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
4. 4.Which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
5. 5.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
6. 6.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) my book (c) come in
8. 8.Listen to “jump in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) jum-pin (b) jump | in
9. 9.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
10. 10.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
11. 11.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) blue car (c) turn off
12. 12.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) look at (c) the dog
13. 13.Listen: which little sound joins “so easy” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
14. 14.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) come | in (b) cu-min
15. 15.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
16. 16.Listen to “stand up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
17. 17.Listen to “lots of”. Which shows how the words join? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
18. 18.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
19. 19.Which little sound joins “two eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
21. 21.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
22. 22.Listen to “an egg”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | egg (b) a-negg
23. 23.Listen to “cut it out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
24. 24.Listen to “clean it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) clean | it (b) clea-nit
25. 25.Say “wake up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
26. 26.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
27. 27.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
28. 28.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
29. 29.Listen: which little sound joins “blue eyes” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
31. 31.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
32. 32.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
33. 33.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
34. 34.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
35. 35.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
36. 36.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
37. 37.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fill | in (b) fi-lin
38. 38.Listen: which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
39. 39.Listen to “come in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
40. 40.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up

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